For all of you who guessed that the bird we got today was a juvenile great blue heron, yes!When he came in, he was skinny, and too weak to stand. After fluids and a tube feeding of an easy to digest diet made for fish-eating birds, he looked much better. It will still be touch and go with him for a while. However, he is off to a good start!

Great Blue Heron

When this juvenile Great Blue Heron came in he was skinny and too weak to stand. After fluids and a tube feeding of an easy-to-digest diet made for fish-eating birds, he looked much better. It will still be touch and go with him for a while. However, he is off to a good start!

Staff members have to be extremely careful with herons who have sharp beaks, and, as you can see, defend themselves adeptly with them! They use their dagger-like bills to stab fish when they’re hunting. For more information on Great Blue Herons, visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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218-491-3604
8am-4pm Every Day4009 W Arrowhead Rd
Duluth, MN 55811
*After hours please call and leave a message with your name and phone number. DO NOT leave a wild animal on our doorstep; it may get too cold, even in the summer.